Seriously, though, I'd much rather cross one lane of traffic in each direction, buffered by parking (that tends to slow drivers down), rather than the seriously car-centered, two-lanes-in-each-direction stroad that was put in.

Fun how the council was a bit bewildered that folks were all upset that they never knew about this coming, when all that has happened so far are concepts. This IS the early stages still, barely begun.

The Minnetonka planning commission had one sitting member speak in passing that, "you're right, this will harm property values for neighbors", and haven't stopped citing it as a reason to oppose, only adding fuel to their outrage.

The outrage over a 3-story structure and the excuse that it's "out of scale" with the area is ludicrous and an obvious cover-up for what the real issue is: diversity/lower-income housing. I swear that even if the developer lops off one floor it won't make one iota of difference to the neighbors who really fear change, not traffic or height. These people should be ashamed of themselves for trying to shoot this down. Maybe when I become a homeowner I'll change my tune and not want affordable housing built anywhere near my home, but right now the notion that this will dramatically alter the lives of the neighbors in this area seems ridiculous to me and looks like an excuse to be overtly prejudiced (though at least a handful of residents flat out argued that they don't want low-income housing, and didn't try to pin their disdain on traffic or height/scale).

By the way, I frequently drive through this area to/from work and if the development of a 3-story apartment building drastically alters my commute, I'll eat crow.

78 unit apartments proposal next to 169, near Cedar Lake Road, delayed until the developer can work with the city staff and engineering to get it to fit the steep sloped heavily wooded site better. Particularly towards preserving more of the mature trees.

I hope Minnetonka can do a better effort at pedestrian accommodation from the apartments further back and Cedar Lake Road, which is getting the higher frequency bus route upgrade. All in all a pretty shameful effort connecting these apartments to the bus stops.

The Mariner, Minnetonka - $210,000 towards a mixed-income development near the METRO Green Line Extension Opus Station that will create 246 new units of housing; 55 of them affordable. Redevelopment on the site will include new residential units and amenities.